Town government · Fayette County, TN

Somerville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Somerville took in $11.1 million and spent $11.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)69%Town taxes19%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other4.1%State tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Somerville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes19%

Other taxes
7.4%$818 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$387 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$276 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$97 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.1%$782 thousand
Property tax
4.7%$516 thousand

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$5.3 million
  • Water$945 thousand
  • Sewer$876 thousand
  • Garbage collection$598 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.9%$538 thousand

State tax money2.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
2.3%$255 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$25 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$238 thousand
Fines
1.9%$212 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs6.8%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Interest on debt1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

73%

of Somerville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
73%$8.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$6.2 million
  • Water supply$841 thousand
  • Sewer systems$764 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$585 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$814 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$779 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$550 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$210 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$210 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$144 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$84 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$33 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Somerville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Somerville itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.